Drivers with seven or more points on their driving record, or drivers convicted of certain driving offenses, must pay a “driver responsibility fee” of at least $100. MCL 257.732a. D

Driver responsibility fees will be completely phased out for violations that occur on or after October 1, 2019. Violations after October 1, 2015, result in reduced fees.

The fees assessed are as follows:

Seven or more points on the driving record within a 2-year period: $100, with an additional $50 assessed for each additional point.

Manslaughter, negligent homicide, felony resulting from the operation of a vehicle; OWI; OWI or visible impairment causing death or serious impairment; operating a CMV with an unlawful BAC; operating an off-road recreation vehicle while impaired; moving violation with criminal penalties in a construction zone causing injury or death to a construction worker; moving violation with criminal penalties causing injury or death to a person operating a husbandry implement on the highway; improperly passing a parked emergency vehicle causing injury or death to an emergency worker; failing to stop and disclose one’s identity at an accident scene where legally required to do so; fleeing or eluding an officer; or moving violation or reckless driving causing death or serious impairment: $1,000 each year for 2 consecutive years.

Driving while visibly impaired; driving with any bodily alcohol content when under 21 years old; drunk driving with a person under 16 years of age in the vehicle; driving with any amount of a controlled substance in one’s body; reckless driving; driving with a suspended or revoked license or registration; or driving without required insurance: $500 each year for 2 consecutive years.